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Hi All,
I would like to ask a question regarding Java programming and memory handling. I want to ask if there is any way for the creator of a program to allocate and de allocate memory at any time he wills. Especesially deallocation matters. I know about java gc that is called automatically when we do not use any variable specified but what happens if in a long method we declare a string array and we use this many times (example this method is called many times in one application). When the first call is executed and the result is stored to this array is OK. After wards and in the meantime before reuse it how can I de allocate the captured memory? Another question regarding memory is the difference between the following declarations :
1) String []temp=new String[200];
2)String []temp=new String[200]; for (int i=0; i<temp.length; i++){temp[i]=null;} //This called any time the method is called.
Does null initialization helps in memory de allocation ?
This is a theory question moral less.
Thank you all for your time.


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An encapsulated neoplasm in which the fundamental component is structurally identical to a syncytium of Schwann cells. It is thought to arise from the neural crest. By convention the "benign" schwannoma is preferably known as neurilemmoma and the "true" or malignant schwannoma is designated simply as schwannoma. Although it is the most common malignancy of peripheral nerves, it is poorly understood. With neurofibromas, neurilemmomas make up at least 65% of all neurogenic tumors. (From Stedman, 25th ed; Segen, Dictionary of Modern Medicine, 1992; DeVita Jr et al., Cancer: Principles & Practice of Oncology, 3d ed, p721)
Neurolemmoma, Schwannoma, Neurinoma
Neurilemmoma, Neurilemmoma, NOS, Neurilemmomas, Neurilemoma, Neurilemomas, Neurinoma, Neurinomas, Schwannoma

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[Abhimanyu Kumar] has been hard at work building and posting about his quadcopter. So far he's published ten installments for this build, letting us relive the adventure vicariously. But it's number 11 that we're really excited about as he plans to share the first free-flight footage in that one.
The bug was planted in his brain after hearing that a quadcopter was used to shoot some of the footage in Spiderman 2. He wanted one to call his very own but the cost of a ready-made unit was out of his league. So he decided to build one instead. The first version uses aluminum bracket for the cross making up the motor mounts. He added LEDs to liven things up and even made a demo video of the thing tied to a table (no IMU yet so free flight would be fatal). After this stepping stone he decided to go with a Wii Motion Plus and Wii Nunchuck as the positioning feedback sensors. There is also a body redesign with helps lighten the load.
It's a fun project, and we can't wait to see where he goes from here!


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Well, there's another war whose veterans are now gone.....
'Time of my life': Last known WWI veteran dies at 110
Born Florence Beatrice Patterson in London in 1901, she joined Women's Royal Air Force in September at age of 17
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LONDON Florence Green, the world's last known veteran of World War I, has died at the age of 110, the care home where she lived said Tuesday.
Briar House Care Home in King's Lynn, England, said Green died Saturday, two weeks before her 111th birthday.
Born Florence Beatrice Patterson in London on Feb. 19, 1901, she joined the Women's Royal Air Force in September 1918 at the age of 17.
She went to work as a waitress in the officers' mess at RAF Marham in eastern England, and was serving there when the war ended in November 1918.
Green remembered her wartime service with affection.
"I met dozens of pilots and would go on dates," she said in an interview in 2008. "I had the opportunity to go up in one of the planes but I was scared of flying. I would work every hour God sent. But I had dozens of friends on the base and we had a great deal of fun in our spare time. In many ways, I had the time of my life."
She was officially recognized as a veteran when a researcher found her service record in the National Archives.
The RAF marked her 110th birthday in February 2011 with a cake.
Asked what it was like to be 110, Green said "It's not much different to being 109."
The war's last known combatant, Royal Navy veteran Claude Choules, died in Australia in May.
After his death, Green became the war's last known surviving service member from the war, according to the Order of the First World War, a U.S.-based group that tracks veterans.


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WASHINGTON (PRNewswire-USNewswire) — American Federation of Government Employees National President J. David Cox Sr. today sent a letter to Kellogg Co. President John Bryant, urging him to end a plant lockout that has kept more than 220 employees out of work since October.
Kellogg's shut down the Memphis cereal facility on Oct. 22 in a standoff with employees over a company proposal that would replace middle-class, fulltime jobs with part-time, casual workers who would earn significantly less and have substandard benefits.
The employees are represented by the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union, which like AFGE is affiliated with the AFL-CIO. AFGE stands in solidarity with Kellogg's employees as they struggle to defend their livelihoods.
"It's clear to us that your employees want nothing more than a decent wage and benefits package to keep their families secure. No more, no less," President Cox said in the Feb. 27 letter. "They want to regain the sense of pride that comes with waking up every day and putting in a hard day's work for one of America's most recognizable companies."
The Kellogg's employees, members of BCTGM Local 252G, are not on strike. They want to work and are willing to return to their jobs as soon as Kellogg's stops the lockout.
"As Americans, we expect better from a company that makes its money from the tables of working class families all across this nation – including two million of our own," Cox wrote. "You need to end the assault on middle class wages and the working families of Kellogg's."
The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) is the largest federal employee union, representing 670,000 workers in the federal government and the government of the District of Columbia.


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Hello! It's Erika from small shop, with another edition of "Design Under the Influence!" Today's topic I have to admit has kind of been an obsession of mine lately...indigo blue pillows! Whether tie-dyed, dip-dyed, block printed or ikat, I am all about the relaxed jumble of perfectly pretty blue patterns lined up on a sofa or bed.
Upon doing a little research on indigo dyes, the mass planting, production and processing of this natural plant extract originates in India. It is one of the oldest pigments used for direct/block printing and dyeing of textiles. Arab merchants transported it during Greco-Roman times, even as far back as 7th century BC. Ancient Greeks coined the term indikón ("Indian") for the pigment, which the Romans called indicum, eventually making it into English as the word indigo.
China, Japan and other Asian countries have been using indigo for centuries. Up until the 20th century, indigo was the primary dye used in Japan. West Africans have been using indigo in textiles for centuries as well. In the 16th century, that Portuguese, Dutch, and English traders brought it to Europe from India with the establishment of direct trade routes. In the 18th and 19th centuries, Americans began to plant and utilize the dye, but in the late 19th century, a synthetic replacement was developed and now is the substance used in the majority of modern day indigo dye applications (such as blue jeans).
To break down some of the dyeing techniques indigo is used in, I created this handy chart:
(Find these pillows and much more from my companion post today!)
What a history this global traveler has had! Intrigued as I am? Let's get a sense of what an indigo hue can do for a room:
Convinced? Then come on over to small shop today for some of my current fave indigo blue pillow picks!
*For a shibori DIY, check out this tutorial by Honestly...WTF!


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High-energy Electrons at Earth Orbit - Live Data
This plot shows current (today) levels of high-energy electron radiation at Low-Earth Orbit altitudes. Click here to see average values over one year for energetic electron levels at Low-Earth Orbit.
A quick glance at the plot tells you whether the satellite radiation environment is unusually high (red/orange), average (yellow/dark blue) or unusually low (light blue/white) today. The belt indices in the upper right hand corner (click on the plot for a larger version) give the ratio of the electron flux integrated over specific regions to the 1-year average for those same regions. These indices are a quick-look at how significant the radiation environment really is right now.
The plot shows high-velocity electrons (energies > 30 keV) observed along the orbit of NOAA/TIROS at ~800 kilometers above the Earth's surface compared to the value at the same location averaged over the past year. The plot is broken up into lines because the satellite track does not cover all points above the Earth in a single day. The red box shows where the satellite was at the beginning of the day. The red triangle is its position at the end of the day's observations.


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About Miami, Florida
You will visit the following 21 places:
Buenos Aires F.D.
One of South America's booming capitals and major cities, Buenos Aires is a seductive and cultured city with an eclectic mix of people and places. Elegant yet always bustling, Buenos Aires also encapsulates the very essence of Argentina. The city is known for its European atmosphere, passionate tango and vibrant nightlife.
Guadeloupe (sometimes known as the ''Butterfly Island''), a French overseas territory, is an island group in the southern Caribbean Sea. It is an archipelago of nine inhabited islands, including Basse-Terre, Grande-Terre, Marie-Galante, La Desirade, Iles des Saintes, Saint-Barthélemy, Iles de la Petite Terre, and Saint-Martin (French part of the island of Saint Martin). Guadeloupe is best known for its rich culture, volcano, beautiful scenery and wonderful beaches.
Manaus is a city in Brazil, the capital of the state of Amazonas. It is situated at the confluence of the Negro and Amazon rivers. It is the most populous city of Amazonas, according to the statistics of Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, and is a popular ecotourist destination. Manaus belongs to mesoregion Center Amazonense and microregion Manaus. It is located in northern Brazil, 3,940 kilometers (2,168 miles) from the federal capital, Brasília. The city was founded in 1669 as the Fort of São José do Rio Negro. It was elevated to a town in 1832 with the name of "Manaus", which means "mother of the gods" in tribute to the indigenous nation of Manaós, and legally transformed into a city on October 24 of 1848 with the name of Cidade da Barra do Rio Negro, Portuguese for "The City of the Margins of Black River". Only on September 4 of 1856 did it revert to its current name. $$https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KtBFHV4J6s$$
Montevideo is the largest city, the capital, and the chief port of Uruguay. The settlement was established in 1726 by Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst a Spanish-Portuguese dispute over the platine region, and as a counter to the Portuguese colony at Colonia del Sacramento. According to the census of 2004, Montevideo has a population of 1,325,968. It has an area of 200 square miles and extends 12 miles from west to east. The southernmost cosmopolitan capital city in the Americas and third most southern in the world, it is situated in the southern coast of the country, on the northeastern bank of the Río de la Plata. The city was under brief British rule in 1807 and was involved in the first major naval battle in the Second World War: the Battle of the River Plate.
Bridgetown is the capital and largest city of the nation of Barbados. It is the only city on Barbados and well over half the island's residents live there. It is the port of call for many cruise ships and is known for its duty-free shopping as much as for its more cultural and historical attractions.
St John's
The skyline of St. John's, the capital city and cruise ship port of Antigua and Barbuda, is dominated by the magnificently evocative white baroque towers of St. John's Cathedral. The towers are the first sight of Antigua for about half of the island's visitors each year, many of whom arrive by boat. The city is famous for its various shopping malls as well as boutiques throughout the city, selling designer jewellery and haute-couture clothing. There are also many independent, locally run establishments, selling a variety of fashions.
Recife, the capital of Pernambuco, is one of the largest and most important cities on the northeastern coast of Brazil. Known for its large scale production of sugar cane, its name is an allusion to the stone reefs that are present by the city's shores. The many rivers, small islands and over 50 bridges found in Recife city centre characterise its geography and led to the city being called the "Brazilian Venice." Recife stands out as a major tourist attraction of the Northeast, both for its beaches and for its historic sites, dating back to both the Portuguese and the Dutch colonization of the region. The beach of Porto de Galinhas, 60 kilometers (37 mi) south of the city, has been repeatedly awarded the title of best beach in Brazil and has drawn many tourists. The Historic Centre of Olinda, 7 kilometers (4.3 mi) north of the city, was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1982, and both cities' Brazilian Carnival are among the world's most famous.
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro or just simply Rio, is one of the most visited cities in the Southern Hemisphere and is known for its natural settings, Carnival, samba, bossa nova and balneario beaches such as Barra da Tijuca, Copacabana, Ipanema and Leblon. The city has a remarkable architectural heritage, some of the country's best museums and galleries, superb restaurants and a vibrant nightlife. With so much to see and do, Rio can easily occupy a week and you may well find it difficult to drag yourself away. As Rio achieved independence from the Portuguese rulers, the city expanded politically, culturally, economically and architecturally.
Miami is a major city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625. The 42nd largest city in the United States, with a population of 433,136, it is the principal, central, and most populous city of the South {Florida} metropolitan area, the most populous metropolis in the Southeastern United States. According to the US Census Bureau, Miami's metro area is the seventh most populous in the United States, with an estimated population of 5,547,051 in 2009.
Rio Grande
Punta del Este
Punta del Este is a city and resort on the Atlantic Coast in the Maldonado Department of southeastern Uruguay. Although the city has a year-round population of about 9,280, municipality to which the city belongs. It includes Punta del Este proper and Península areas. It is a beach resort town complete with casinos, beaches, yachts and lots of tourists. Many of these tourists come from the other side of the Rio de la Plata from Argentina to get some nice fun in the sun on a beach away from the brown waters of the Rio de la Plata.
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French Guiana
French Guiana is an overseas region of France on the northeast coast of South America, composed mainly of tropical rainforest. Covered in rainforests, with numerous creeks and small rivers, the ruins of 17th-century Fort Cépérou overlook the capital, Cayenne, with its colorful Creole houses and street markets. French Guiana is also a great place for beach lovers!


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The Zoning Ordinance Amendments (PDF) that have been provided to you for your approval are the culmination of many years of work by the Planning Department and City Boards with contributions from the Mayor's office, City Council, the many departments of the City and the public at large.
The document is a working draft of the proposed changes to help you understand the development and source of these changes. The "official document" will be provided by the City Clerk, as drafted by the City Attorney and will not include the explanatory language or color coding you see in this format.
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Blame it on Daniel Tosh. Because of the dudebro comic's outburst at the Laugh Factory over the summer, we've been talking about rape jokes all year. Are they ever funny? Who can tell them? Who can't? And if they aren't funny, are you an awful person for laughing at them?
Tosh's comment to an audience member was the instigator for a discussion about rape jokes, the First Amendment, comedy, and feminism that is still roiling.
To recap: in July, the comedian was mid-set at the Laugh Factory during a joke about rape jokes when he heckled a female audience member who shouted out "Actually, rape jokes are never funny!" Tosh's response was to encourage people to rape her. "Wouldn't it be funny if that girl got raped by like, five guys right now? Like right now? What if a bunch of guys just raped her…"
Actually, Tosh found out, it wouldn't be funny. A mass Twitter campaign against the comedian ended with a Tosh apology tour on Twitter: "all the out of context misquotes aside, i'd like to sincerely apologize."
While Tosh's rape joke wasn't the first of 2012, said comedian Anthony Jeselnik, it was the one that triggered the pervasive cultural conversation. "It's one of those things that bubbles under the surface, but there's no real lightning rod for it," he told The Daily Beast. "The Tosh thing … became a big deal, because it was made personal. He said it to a girl." He added, "It's weird to me because that wasn't Tosh's first rape joke."
Beyond Tosh, the year was chock full of rape jokes, many of them baffling. From the puzzling Belvedere vodka ad, which depicted a clearly scared woman running away from a man lurching and grabbing at her with the text "Unlike some people, Belvedere always goes down smoothly" underneath it, to the ill-advised series of Rainn Wilson rape tweets, rape jokes seemed to hit a new high. Or low, depending on how you're looking at it.
Perhaps part of the seeming omnipresence of rape jokes had to do with the influx of female-centric comedies now on television. From Whitney (created by and starring comic Whitney Cummings) to Two Broke Girls (ditto), to Girls and New Girl (won't anyone create a lady-centric comedy with the word "woman" in it?), jokes about hot rapists abounded.
Two Broke Girls, in particular, was particularly called to the carpet for its stream of offensive, and not very creative, jokes. Vulture put together a helpful video clip of "The Sitcom Season in Rape Jokes," which featured Max (Kat Dennings) saying things like, "Stop fighting, just give in to it— I don't know why I'm quoting a rapist," and "Somebody date raped me but I didn't think I would live through it and now I'm stronger and still needy."
Rape jokes might seem more prevalent this year, but Amy Schumer, a New York-based comedian, said that they've always been around, but we just haven't been keeping such close tabs on them. "I know it's been happening since I started standup," said Schumer, who is currently filming her debut series, Inside Amy Schumer, for Comedy Central, which airs in April. "I've been doing this for eight and a half years."
The reason we are so attuned to them, she thinks, is because of the pervasiveness of social media. "Everyone has so much access to every performance everyone ever does," she said. "The world is bugged now."
Or maybe, because the discussion of rape culture and politics had also come to a head this election cycle—the frustration peaking at the Todd Akins, the Steve Kings, the Paul Ryans of the world—talking about what was real rape and what wasn't and what they would do to govern over women's bodies. Or perhaps the conversation reached a breaking point, said feminist scribe Naomi Wolf, because people are simply fed up. "If they were a bigger 'issue,' it may be because women and men who hate violence against women finally felt confident enough to first feel and then express their aversion," she wrote in an email to The Daily Beast.
But add it all up—rape culture, bone-headed politicians inserting themselves into women's health issues, off-putting comments by comedians, rage-filled feminist bloggers—and well, one can start to feel a little … rapey.
Rape jokes, it was agreed upon by some people, can actually be funny.
Female comedians like Sarah Silverman, Wanda Sykes, and Tig Notaro were held up by the media on How to Tell a Rape Joke. (Silverman's was particularly bitingly funny: "I was raped by a doctor, which is so bittersweet for a Jewish girl.")
In the midst of the Tosh brouhaha, America's favorite comedian, Louis C.K., found himself at the center of the rape-joke controversy. Blissfully unaware, C.K. had tweeted praise for Tosh's show while he was on vacation. When he arrived home, he told Jon Stewart that he found out he had been branded a "defender of rape" and was being called "a rape apologist."
Though, he said, "stereotypically speaking, feminists can't take a joke," he added, "I've read some blogs that have made me enlightened to things I didn't know. This woman said how rape is something that polices women's lives. They have a narrow corridor, they can't go out at night, they can't go to certain neighborhoods. That's part of me now, but I can still enjoy a good rape joke."
The comic had previously been hailed as an example of how to do a proper rape joke. One of them involves him going back in time and raping Hitler in hopes that Der Fuehrer would have been forever altered as a person and the Holocaust would never have happened; the other involves the comedian's disgust with a woman who apparently wanted him to act out a rape scenario on a first date, but didn't want to tell him. (The comic also has a more subversive and potentially problematic rape joke. In the bit that follows his Hitler-rape joke, he says: "I'm not condoning rape, obviously you should never rape anyone … unless you have a reason, like you want to fuck somebody and they won't let you.")
The rape joke is not going to go away anytime soon, and judging from recent incidents, neither is the debate over them. In the Vanity Fair comedy issue, the magazine printed a poll that showed that men were more upset than women over rape jokes. And surprisingly, when contacted for comment for this article, several female comics turned down interview requests because the subject matter was too touchy.
A few weeks ago, controversial cartoonist Matthew Inman, who draws under the nom de plume of The Oatmeal, joined the rape-joke fracas. In a cartoon titled "The delicate relationship I have with my keyboard," the ending panel featured the character pounding away at the F5 key, dubbed a "rape victim," with the caption: "I MUST VIOLATE YOU OVER AND OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN!"
Faster than you could say "angry feminists," a hoard of angry feminists jumped on the artist, who at first issued a defensive post, then wrote a more humble apology in place of the panel. When contacted by email, Inman once again apologized but declined to be interviewed. "I made a bad joke, people got upset, I apologized, and now I'm moving on to (hopefully) bigger and better jokes," he wrote. "I made the assumption that if you made a joke using the word 'rape' but it was attached to an inanimate object, such as a keyboard, it would neutralize the offensiveness of the word. I thought I'd made a keyboard joke, not a rape joke. I was wrong."
Jeselnik is no stranger to rape-joke controversy, either. He'd made the news last year for having three rape jokes cut from his act—at Comedy Central's Charlie Sheen roast—about convicted rapist Mike Tyson who was also there. "It was basically calling him out as a rapist," he said. "They were like, 'No no, you can't do that.' Otherwise Mike wouldn't have shown up.' I thought, 'This is the place, certainly.' People wouldn't have gotten offended by that because we were basically making fun of an actual rapist and calling it out."
And when Jeselnik's Comedy Central standup special, Caligula, airs on Jan. 13, viewers will hear a bunch of rape jokes, but he doesn't think they'll get upset. "At the time I recorded the special it was before the Tosh thing happened, and I thought, 'Oh, this is going to cause a stir,' and now I think people are kind of over it. Enough people have yelled and had their say."
Perhaps. But even if they do get upset, don't expect rape jokes to disappear. "The attractive thing about rape to comedians is that it's untouchable," said Jeselnik. "It's very high fruit on the tree. A lot of people think you shouldn't talk about it, and that's always going to be attractive to comics," he added. "And that's why rape jokes will never stop."


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PORTLAND, Ore. – Vic Atiyeh, Oregon's last Republican governor who shepherded the state through a deep recession during two terms in the 1980s, died Sunday night, a family spokesman said.
The former governor died at 8:15 p.m. PDT at Portland's Providence St. Vincent Medical Center of complications from renal failure, said Denny Miles, who had formerly served as Atiyeh's press secretary.
He said that Atiyeh was at home but had returned to the hospital Saturday due to shortness of breath and possible internal bleeding.
The son of a Syrian immigrant, Atiyeh turned down an offer to play for the Green Bay Packers to take over his family's rug business. He entered politics in the Oregon Legislature, then ran for governor and won on a platform of cutting taxes.
He wound up raising taxes because of the recession, but was also remembered for cutting his own salary as governor three times to help balance the budget.
Atiyeh lamented the poor roll of the dice that made him governor during a recession.
"I don't want to sound defensive about it, but what you get is criticism during the period when times are bad, and then when times become good, it's just the nature of things," Atiyeh told an interviewer days before leaving office.
Democratic Gov. John Kitzhaber said Atiyeh was both a mentor and a friend, calling him "a great Oregonian, an historic governor, and a remarkable human being."
Kitzhaber added: "He will be greatly missed, yet his steady leadership, gentle spirit, and love for our state lives on in the many contributions he made to Oregon."
Atiyeh, a mainstream Republican who championed small state government and allowing citizens to be "left alone," lost his first run for governor in 1974 to Democrat Bob Straub. He challenged Straub again four years later and won, taking office in 1979 as Oregon underwent what was then its most severe recession since the Great Depression.
The state jumped from among the fastest growing in the country to one with a dwindling population as environmental regulations helped doom the once-mighty timber industry.
He championed a significant tax cut plan that included both a rebate and a permanent reduction. Within a year, as the recession took hold, some supporters of Atiyeh's tax plans had buyer's remorse as the state budget took a hit.
Atiyeh pushed Oregon's universities away from forestry, mining and agriculture to electrical engineering and international trade, and slightly boosted their budgets. The increase came partly at the cost of primary education, driving a wedge between Atiyeh and state teachers unions.
After a bruising campaign, Atiyeh defeated Ted Kulongoski, then a state senator, to be re-elected by 62 percent in 1982.
Atiyeh made frequent trips around Oregon, and was proud of having visited every county fair and every city in Oregon as governor.
His work on the environment evolved during his career. As a state senator, he sat on committees that drafted the state's clean air and water acts. But as governor, he supported timber interests in contentious debates about protections for spotted owls. He opposed any reduction in the acres of timber land open to logging.
In 1981, he reversed an earlier position to endorse a federal role in the Columbia Gorge, and together with former Sen. Mark O. Hatfield lobbied President Ronald Reagan to sign the National Scenic Area legislation.
Confined by term limits, he left in 1987 -- with little goodwill left to help elect another Republican. Democrat Neil Goldschmidt gleefully compared Republican rival Norma Paulus to the unpopular Atiyeh, winning the election on the slogan, "the same old Salem crowd."
To this day, Oregon hasn't elected another Republican to the governor's office.
After leaving office, Atiyeh retired, working part-time as a business consultant. He was a golfer, fly fisherman and collector of guns and memorabilia from the 1805 Lewis and Clark expedition.
For much of his life, he smoked two packs of cigarettes a day, and carried an elegant gold lighter.
Atiyeh married high school sweetheart Dolores in 1944. The couple had a daughter, Suzanne, and son, Thomas. They later raised several foster children.


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The Golden Retriever derives its 'retriever' name from its ability to retrieve shot game without any damage as a result of its soft mouth. It is a large-sized gun dog used in retrieving shot waterfowl during hunting and shooting parties. The Golden retriever tends to mature slowly and maintains its puppy-like personality even after it's grown. Discover more about our Golden Retriever puppies for sale below!
Breed History
The Golden Retriever is believed to have originated from the Russian tracker dog which has now gone into extinction.
It has its origin from Scotland, United Kingdom and originally bred in Scotland in the mid-19th century. As of then, wildfowl hunting was a quite popular sport amongst the Scottish elite.
The retriever breeds as of then were inadequate in retrieving the games from both land and water and as a result, the best water spaniels as at then were crossed with existing retrievers which is how the Golden Retriever came to being.
The Golden Retriever is best described as a kind, friendly and confident which is why it makes a really good family pet. It also has an eagerness to always please its family. In addition, it is a very active and fun-loving animal with a well-mannered temperament.
This breed is well suited to rural environments and homes that have yards, it can also easily adapt to a cold environment because it possesses a lot of hair.
Although it loves the outdoor life, it still remains a family dog that requires regular family interaction. The Golden Retriever can do well both indoor and outdoor if it is properly trained and stimulated.
A Golden Retriever requires exercise at least twice a day in order to avoid boredom and hence destructiveness. Golden Retrievers in a working field will require more exercise than non-working Retrievers but on average, the Golden Retriever should be exercised for at least one hour twice a day.
This breed requires regular baths and grooming, in order to prevent ear infection, it needs its ears cleaned regularly. With frequent grooming, the amount of hair shed by the Golden Retriever is minimized. However, excess shedding in the Golden Retriever is an indication of an underlying health issue.
Our Golden Retriever puppies for sale come from either USDA licensed commercial breeders or hobby breeders with no more than 5 breeding mothers. USDA licensed commercial breeders account for less than 20% of all breeders in the country.
The unregulated breeders who are selling outside of the USDA regulations and without a license are what we consider to be "Puppy Mills." We are committed to offering Golden Retriever puppies who will grow up to become important members of your family. We only purchase puppies from the very best sources, and we stand behind every puppy we sell.
Contact us today to learn more about the availability of our Golden Retriever puppies for sale. We look forward to helping you find your next family member. Our pet counselors can answer any questions you have about our Golden Retriever puppies.
Top Ten Frequently Asked Questions about the Golden Retriever
How big can the Golden Retriever get?
A healthy male Golden Retriever weighs between 65 to 75 pounds while growing up to 23 to 24 inches tall. A female weighs between 55 to 65pounds and can grow up to 21.5 to 22.5 inches tall.
How long does it take a Golden Retriever to reach its full size?
For Golden Retrievers, full physical maturity takes one to two years. Once this is attained, its bones become fully grown and can perform the same amount of physical exercise as an adult dog.
Do Golden Retrievers smell?
Golden Retrievers often smell bad because of its thick water-resistant coat. You can, however, maintain its cleanliness to control its bad odor.
How can you keep a Golden Retriever healthy?
There are several ways to keep this dog healthy few of which are high-quality food, providing it with plenty of clean and freshwater, developing a good feeding schedule, etc.
How many times a day should a Golden Retriever be fed?
The required food for a Golden Retriever is dependent on its age, activity level, size and built. Vets recommend about 2 to 3 cups of high-quality dry food per day for two meals.
How much exercise does a Golden Retriever need?
This dog is a sporting breed and therefore requires a whole lot of exercise when fully grown, high-intensity exercise is very beneficial to it. However, high-intensity exercise shouldn't be forced on a Golden Retriever until about 18 months old to avoid damaging its growing joints.
Is it alright to get a Golden Retriever in a hot climate?
The Golden Retriever can thrive well in hot climates; all it requires is a shaded and aerated area with lots of water. However, it should not be allowed to exercise too much in the heat.
What age can a Golden Retriever Puppy be brought home?
A puppy Retriever should not be taken from its mother earlier than when it is 8 weeks old. This is because up until that age, it gets important socialization and learns important skills from its mother and siblings.
Should a Golden Retriever be left indoors or outdoors?
A Golden Retriever naturally wants to be with its family, if its family is indoor, you will find it right there with them.
Does a Golden Retriever bark a lot?
The Golden Retriever is not one to bark a lot except in cases of boredom or mental stimulation.
If you need a reliable, intelligent, friendly and trustworthy dog, the Golden Retriever is a great choice.
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I am a fifth generation son of the state of Washington, and am proud to have roots in this state that are as wide as they are deep. My family came to this state as fishermen and gold miners. I am proud of the working people of Washington, and I know their work, having driven bulldozers in Bellevue, painted houses in Burien, run the business end of a jackhammer, prosecuted drunk drivers and raised hay in the Yakima Valley. Washington has welcomed many people to our great state from all points of the compass, but no matter when you and your family arrived here, in our souls all of us in Washington are pioneers.
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As New Democrats, we believe in a Third Way that rejects the old left-right debate and affirms America's basic bargain: opportunity for all, responsibility from all, and community of all.
America and the world have changed dramatically in the closing decades of the 20th century. The industrial order of the 20th century is rapidly yielding to the networked "New Economy" of the 21st century. Our political and governing systems, however, have lagged behind the rest of society in adapting to these seismic shifts. They remain stuck in the left-right debates and the top-down bureaucracies of the industrial past.
The Democratic Leadership Council, and its affiliated think tank the Progressive Policy Institute, have been catalysts for modernizing politics and government. The core principles and ideas of this "Third Way" movement [began with] Bill Clinton's Presidential campaign in 1992, Tony Blair's Labour Party in Britain in 1997, and Gerhard Shroeder's Social Democrats in Germany in 1998.
Since its inception, the DLC has championed policies from spurring private sector economic growth, fiscal discipline and community policing to work based welfare reform, expanded international trade, and national service. Throughout the 90's, innovative, New Democrat policies implemented by former DLC Chairman President Bill Clinton have helped produce the longest period of sustained economic growth in our history, the lowest unemployment in a generation, 22 million new jobs, cut the welfare rolls in half, reduced the crime rate for seven straight years, balanced the budget and streamlined the federal bureaucracy to its smallest size since the Kennedy administration.
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March 15, 2010
Human Events is reporting that the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) fighter/attack aircraft's per-unit cost has skyrocketed to $112 million, and The New York Times is reporting that the F-35 JSF (Joint Strike Fighter) fighter/attack aircraft has ballooned in cost from 60-90 percent in real terms since 2001, "blowing well past a level requiring the program to be revamped, Pentagon officials said Thursday." This cost jump brings the per-unit cost to $80 million to $90 million. Regardless of who's numbers you believe, this is alarming news, particularly considering the recent cancellation of the F-22 Raptor program over its supposed high cost. Not that the F-22 isn't a costly aircraft. It is. However, before its cancellation, Lockeed Martin had finally gotten the Raptor's per-unit cost down to the $143 million to $147 million range, and the production line was well under way. However, since they cancelled the F-22 program, the per-unit aircraft cost is, instead, around $350 million, due to the very low number built (187 aircraft).
The fact is, the F-22 Raptor is a MUCH more capable fighter/attack aircraft on just about every level, save for its lack of a helmet-mounted sighting/targeting system, which can, and will, be remedied. Frankly, there's no excuse for the Raptor not having a Boeing Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System (JHMCS)-type or VSI F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Helmet Mounted Display System (HMDS)-type helmet sight/targeting system, but at least that's something that can be fixed. By contrast, there's no way the F-35 can ever be made as capable as the F-22 or upcoming Russian PAK FA Sukhoi T-50 Raptorsky 5th-Gen fighter aircraft. It's simply not possible.
The only version of the F-35 JSF that offers a capability beyond the F-22's design is the F-35B STOVL (Short Takeoff/Vertical Landing) variant, which is intended to replace the Boeing AV-8B Harrier II Plus "Jump Jet", which is much more difficult and dangerous than the F-35B for pilots to fly. The F-35B STOVL variant is an interesting aircraft, and can potentially provide us with a significantly-expanded naval deployment capability, since it requires a very short takeoff distance, even when fully armed.
Instead of producing the F-35C, Defense Review believes it might be smarter to produce a navalized version of the F-22 (including a two-seat model), and just scrap the F-35A and F-35C. The F-35A's and F-35C's respective costs are now just too close to the per-unit cost of the F-22 to justify themselves.
By the way, Human Events and The New York Times aren't the only ones reporting on the F-35 program's skyrocketing costs. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram, The Washington Post, and Reuters are also reporting on it.
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Emerging Innovation and Social Media Trends: Networked Sensors
How networks of public and private sensors can change how the public sector operates during routine or emergency operations.
It's 1991, and some computer science professors are tired of walking into their computer lab of the University of Cambridge only to find an empty pot of coffee. Their solution: install a camera and connect it to the server so they could ascertain the status of the coffee pot from their desks. The rest is internet history.
Today, there are literally innumerable such cameras linked to the internet, many showing traffic, others surf conditions, and at least one streamed lice content from the ocean floor. But cameras are only the beginning of the story. Today, it is easy to connect a home or office thermostat to the internet, or even a door lock; and anyone can purchase a weather sensor and connect it to the internet. Parents of teen-age drivers can see their car--and many of its metrics--online and in real-time. Smartphones in themselves have become sensors: tracking their owners' movement (à la Waze) and tying it to their identity (a la Latitude, FourSquare, Facebook, and other applications).
The profusion of sensors poses both risks and rewards for government leaders, and has applications in the three areas of focus of this series, real-time data collection and analysis to drive decision-making; efficient use of physical and communication networks; and managing citizen participation in agency activities.
One of the greatest risks involved in the expanding network of sensors is running afoul of privacy laws. This is definitely one area of government operations in which the law is not entirely keeping pace with technology, and recent court cases--for example on law enforcement using GPS devices--have only begun to help government and citizens understand the roles and limitations of sensors in civic life.
Real-time data collection and analysis to drive decision-making
In dynamic situations, such as times of extreme weather and its aftermath, leaders are more able to make optimal decisions when they have accurate, up-to-the-minute information at their disposal. And more sophisticated sensors are being developed all the time to help in emergencies--for example, this FEMA-subsidized system to help firefighters understand what's going on inside a burning building. That's not not the only example.
Routine operations, too, can benefit from networked sensors. Only in February of this year did the FAA receive the funding necessary to switch from navigation based on radio to GPS, streamlining their day-to-day operations. Another example of sensors assisting in routine operations is an initiative by GSA and IBM to incorporate energy sensors into some government properties so that building managers can see real-time energy use and make adjustments accordingly to help bring down costs.
Efficient use of physical and communication networks
One of my favorite apps for my Android phone was the TriCorder (it has since been deleted from the Google Play store for copyright infringement). The app bundled a lot of different sensors together, including a wireless-signal detector, elevation, and sound meter. While the application was frivolous (but cool), other companies are using those same kinds of energy-wave sensors to do important things, for example, to optimize spectrum usage, especially in rural areas--an issue commonly referred to as "white space." The topic is contentious, but the ability to monitor that portion of the communications network and make decisions about their use in real-time would greatly increase their utility, both during ordinary and extra-ordinary circumstance.
Of course, monitoring traffic--by way of cameras or on-board sensors for trains and buses--helps governments at all levels make the most efficient use of traffic networks.
Managing citizen participation in agency activities
Perhaps one of the most sophisticated sensors that can be connected to the internet--especially through a mobile device--uses only millivolts of electricity and has two opposable thumbs. Indeed, humans interact with online sensors so seamlessly, they can be considered as a kind of sensor themselves. Because so many people carry always-on connected devices, they become part of the network that agencies can use to make decisions at the same time as they are helping to implement those very same decisions.
I alluded to one of the best examples of this in my last article: the USGS tracked tweets from people who were experiencing an earthquake. The Did You Feel it? program asks internet users to augment the USGS's sensors with their own experience of a seismic event..
The future of sensors
It is imperative for government leaders to begin to understand both the capacities and limitations of sensors now, so that they can be improved upon in the future. As I'll detail in a coming article on 3D Printing Plus and expand upon in Advanced Sharing, we are at the cusp of an age of open-sourced things, just as we are in the throes of open-sourced software. Sensors represent a prime target for tinkerers and products-on-demand manufacturing. But to be useful to government leaders, they need to be easily integrated into existing networks, which means carving a place for sensors now and building a place for real-time data into every decision-making process.
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LOS ANGELES – Matthew Garcia was surfing two feet away from his friend who was bodyboarding when he heard a desperate cry for help. Within seconds, a shark flashed out of the water, bit into his friend's leg and pulled him under in a cloud of blood off the coast north of Santa Barbara.
"When the shark hit him, he just said, 'Help me, dude!' He knew what was going on," Garcia told the AP as he recounted his friend's death. "It was really fast. You just saw a red wave and this water is blue -- as blue as it could ever be -- and it was just red, the whole wave."
As huge waves broke over his head, Garcia tried to find Lucas Ransom in the surf but couldn't.
He decided to get help, but turned around again as he was swimming to shore and saw Ransom's red bodyboard pop up. Garcia swam to his friend and did chest compressions as he brought him to shore.
The 19-year-old already appeared dead and his leg was mauled, he said.
"He was just floating in the water. I flipped him over on his back and underhooked his arms. I was pressing on his chest and doing rescue breathing in the water," Garcia said. "He was just kind of lifeless, just dead weight."
The University of California, Santa Barbara, junior had a severe wound to his left leg and died a short time later at Surf Beach, the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department said in a statement. The beach, 130 miles northwest of Los Angeles, is on the property of Vandenberg Air Force Base but is open to the public.
Sheriff's deputies patrolled the coastline to search for Ransom's missing leg but were only able to recover the bodyboard, which had a 1-foot segment on the side bitten off.
Federal and state Fish and Game officials were working to identify the type of shark that attacked Ransom.
The ocean was calm and beautiful before the attack, with large wave sets that the friends had been tracking all week as they moved down the West Coast from Alaska, Garcia said.
The shark, which breached the water on its side, appeared about 18 feet long, Garcia said.
"There was no sign, there was nothing. It was all very fast, very stealth," said Garcia, 20.
The pair, best friends since they were on the water polo and swim teams together at Perris High School in Riverside County, had joked the night before about the chances they would be attacked by a shark, Garcia said. It was the first time either had been to that particular beach and they planned to surf until about 11 a.m. and then go to class, he said.
"We were just in perfect water, the waves were perfect, great barrels. It was picture-perfect conditions," he said. "You hear a surfer say, 'Oh, perfect waves' -- well, the waves do not get any better than they were today."
Ransom, who was from Romoland in Riverside County, was a junior at UCSB majoring in chemical engineering, but was in the process of changing his major to chemistry because he wanted to be a pharmacist, said his mother, Candace Ransom.
He had been home last weekend but spent most of the time studying for midterm exams, she said.
She last spoke to her son Friday morning, when he told her he was going to surf sets of 8- to 10-foot waves at a beach that was new to him. His mother encouraged him not to go in the water, she told the AP.
Surf websites reported that the waves were 6 to 8 feet high at Surf Beach on Friday. The scientific standard is to measure the height from the back of the wave while some surfers like to measure the face of the wave.
"I said, 'Honey, if they're so pretty why don't you just sit and watch them. You're at a place you've never been to before,"' Candace Ransom said. "He said, Mom, don't worry, I'll be fine and I'll call you when I finish up."
Ransom's parents said their son was an avid swimmer and was on his high school's water polo and swim teams, where he won titles in the 50- and 100-meter freestyle and relays and he ran marathons with his mother. He also worked as a lifeguard at a community swimming pool in Murietta.
It was there, at age 16, that Ransom and two other lifeguards rescued a young boy in 2007 after spotting him floating on the water. He had been certified as a lifeguard just five months before and received an award from the local city council.
"He was a son that every mother would be proud to have as a son," his mother said. "He had no fear. He did what he loved the most and he couldn't have left the world in a better place than where he was at."
Authorities have issued several warnings this year after great white shark sightings up and down the California coast.
There have been nearly 100 shark attacks in California since the 1920s, including a dozen that were fatal, according to the California Department of Fish and Game. But attacks have remained relatively rare even as the population of swimmers, divers and surfers sharing the waters has soared.
The last shark attack on Surf Beach was in 2008, when what was believed to be a great white shark bit a surfer's board. The surfer was not harmed.
The last fatal attack in California was that same year, when triathlete David Martin, 66, bled to death after a great white shark bit his legs about 150 yards off of a San Diego County beach.
Randy Fry, 50, died from a great white attack in 2004 while diving off the coast of Mendocino, north of San Francisco Bay.
In 2003, a great white shark killed Deborah Franzman, 50, as she swam at Avila Beach, about 30 miles north of Vandenberg.


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Zinc Harder to Absorb in Old Age, Animal Study Shows
Nutrient deficiency is associated with inflammation, cancer, heart disease, diabetes
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Zinc deficiency in people can lead to a weakened immune system and increased inflammation associated with a wide range of health problems, including cancer, heart disease, autoimmune disease and diabetes.
The researchers, from Oregon State University in Corvallis, Ore., conducted tests with mice and found that, although their diet contained adequate amounts of zinc, older mice showed signs of zinc deficiency and had a heightened inflammatory response.
When the older mice were given about 10 times their normal dietary requirement for zinc, their signs of inflammation fell to those of younger mice, the researchers reported in the study published online recently in the Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry.
Experts point out, however, that results from animal research are not necessarily applicable to humans.
But the findings suggest that, because the ability to absorb zinc may decline with age, seniors might need to consume more of it to have an adequate dietary intake of this essential mineral.
Up to 2 billion people worldwide, including an estimated 40 percent of elderly Americans, have diets that are deficient in zinc, according to experts.
"The elderly are the fastest-growing population in the U.S. and are highly vulnerable to zinc deficiency," Emily Ho, an associate professor in the university's School of Biological and Population Health Sciences, said in a university news release. "They don't consume enough of this nutrient and don't absorb it very well."
In addition, Ho pointed out that the recommended dietary allowance for zinc is currently the same for older and younger adults, and suggested that this recommendation might need to be reconsidered in light of the fact that seniors may have a decreased ability to absorb the mineral.
"We've previously shown in both animal and human studies that zinc deficiency can cause DNA damage, and this new work shows how it can help lead to systemic inflammation," Ho added.
All senior citizens should take a dietary supplement that includes the full recommended daily allowance for zinc, which is 11 milligrams for men and 8 milligrams for women, Ho recommended. Dietary sources of zinc include seafood and meat.
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text: It's a fact of modern life that in a post-Photoshop world, you can't take images at face value anymore. Besides being able to remove that red eye, photo retouchers have the power to subtract fat or add flesh, compose a group shot of celebrities who are scattered around the world, compensate for bad lighting, and even digitally Windex a dirty window. But sometimes they can get all Dr Frankenstein on us and start compromising their subjects' anatomical integrity. Limbs go missing, hands suddenly appear, and—in the recent case of Kimora Lee Simmons' Dare Me ad—entire bodies can end up being an amalgamation of a whole village of parts. Here are examples of some of the worst offenders.


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A Mysterious Photograph – Watch the Birdie!
A couple of snaps taken by one of our team members in the early evening around 5pm GMT. Every day for the last month, as we have been organising the late afternoon despatches to the post office and collection depot we have been observing a phenomenon.
What's in the Picture?
Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur
The tiny black dots in the sky are actually birds, common starlings to be exact and over the last few weeks since Christmas, increasing numbers of them have been coming to our town to roost. Starlings are small birds found in gardens and in the countryside, however, they form communal roosts and prefer to roost in towns (where it is slightly warmer than the surrounding countryside), and they create massive swirling clouds as they fly in vast numbers.
It is hard to estimate their numbers but an ornithologist suggested that there were in excess of 100,000 and they will dance and weave about above the town as they decide where to sleep for the night. We were told that they prefer to roost in conifers and that it is very unwise to park your car near them as during the night several kilogrammes of highly corrosive guano will be created.
As these birds fly in huge flocks above the town, the perform a spectacular aerobatic display. We have been lucky enough to see some amazing animal sights in our travels over the years, herds of wildebeest migrating across the Masai Mara, vast flocks of flamingos nesting on salt lakes, elephants, tigers and such like. However, perhaps the most amazing natural animal phenomenon any of us have observed is created by the humble starling just a few miles from our office.
Not a bad spectacle and I only got "pooped" on twice whilst taking the photographs.
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Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson to retire after season
Alex Ferguson is retiring at the end of the season, bringing a close to a trophy-filled career of more than 26 years at Manchester United that established him as the most successful coach in British football history.
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — During more than a quarter of a century in charge of Manchester United, Alex Ferguson has always found the way to win — and win again.
Scrappy, abrasive and always up for a fight, Ferguson turned the club into a global power and established himself as the most successful manager in British football history.
And now, the 71-year-old Scotsman is going out on a high. On his own terms.
With his 13th Premier League title and 38th major trophy at United already secured, Ferguson announced Wednesday that he is retiring at the end of the season.
"The decision to retire is one that I have thought a great deal about and one that I have not taken lightly," the Scotsman said. "It is the right time."
Since taking charge at Old Trafford in 1986, Ferguson's trophy collection also includes two Champions League titles, five FA Cups, four League Cups and the 2008 FIFA World Club Cup.
"His drive, ambition, skill, passion and vision have not only shaped Manchester United, but in many ways the game of football as we now know it," Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore said.
Manchester United, which is owned by the American Glazer family and listed on the New York Stock Exchange, did not immediately announce a successor, but will need to act swiftly to stave off any market uncertainty.
Everton manager David Moyes, a fellow Scot from Glasgow, is the front-runner for the job. During 11 years at Everton, Moyes has overseen impressive results on a limited budget and enjoyed a long-standing friendship with Ferguson.
"He is a first-class manager," Ferguson, who is being consulted on his successor, said of Moyes last year.
United is valued at around $3.2 billion and is one of the world's most high-profile sports brands.
Manchester United shares dropped more than 5 percent in early New York trading, but the losses were clawed back quickly. By late morning, the shares were trading at $18.42, down 1.3 percent.
Few managers at United — or anywhere in global football — will come close to matching Ferguson's achievements.
"It was important to me to leave an organization in the strongest possible shape and I believe I have done so," he said. "The quality of this league winning squad, and the balance of ages within it, bodes well for continued success at the highest level."
Ferguson reversed a previous plan to retire at the end of the 2001-02 season, but this decision seems final after taking the club's English championship haul to 20.
United's last home game — a chance for fans to pay an emotional farewell to Ferguson — is against Swansea on Sunday. United then travels to West Bromwich Albion on May 19 in the final match for the man who has defined the club for nearly three decades.
Ferguson will remain as a club director and ambassador.
"His contributions to Manchester United over the last 26 years have been extraordinary and, like all United fans, I want him to be a part of its future," joint chairman Avie Glazer said.
Ferguson's style was marked by a combustible temper. He often took out his ire on players, rival coaches, referees and the media. He has banned many reporters from the club over the years when he disputed their articles or line of questioning.
United's highly-paid stars have long feared a raging Ferguson and his "hairdryer" treatment — a stream of in-your-face invective said to make one's hair stand on end.
David Beckham was cut above the eye when Ferguson, furious at his team's poor performance against Arsenal in 2003, kicked a boot in the changing room and it hit the midfielder in the face. Fed up with Beckham's celebrity lifestyle, Ferguson sold him to Real Madrid, but there was no lingering bitterness from the former England captain.
"The boss wasn't just the greatest and best manager I ever played under he was also a father figure to me from the moment I arrived at the club at the age of 11 until the day I left," Beckham, who now plays for Paris Saint-Germain, wrote on Facebook.
"Without him I would never have achieved what I have done in my career. He understood how important it was to play for your country and he knew how much it meant to me."
Ferguson's legacy will also include phrases which have entered the football lexicon. "Squeaky bum time" is how he referred to the tense finale to a season. "Fergie Time" was coined to describe the additional minutes given by a referee in stoppage time when United so often scored under Ferguson.
Talk of Ferguson leaving first surfaced following the club's golf day on Tuesday. When the official announcement came it prompted an outpouring of tributes from inside and outside the game.
FIFA President Sepp Blatter said on Twitter that Ferguson's "achievements in the game place him without doubt as one of the 'greats'."
UEFA President Michel Platini hailed Ferguson as a "true visionary."
The announcement even grabbed the British media spotlight from the buildup to the State Opening of Parliament, where Queen Elizabeth II, who knighted Ferguson in 1999, was setting out the government's planned legislation.
Prime Minister David Cameron, a member of the Conservative Party, hailing Ferguson as "a remarkable man in British football who has had an extraordinary, successful career."
Ferguson has defined the modern era of success at United, resuscitating the fortunes of a club that was floundering when he arrived. He came to the club after having won a European title at modest Aberdeen in Scotland.
While it took time for Ferguson to impose his leadership at Old Trafford, directors showed a degree of patience rarely afforded to current managers.
"In my early years, the backing of the board, and Sir Bobby Charlton in particular, gave me the confidence and time to build a football club, rather than just a football team," Ferguson said.
With his unwavering approach, Ferguson eventually produced his first trophy in 1990 — the FA Cup — and in 1993 the club won its first topflight title since 1967.
Since then, he has ended Liverpool's dominance by overhauling its English title record of 18, and preventing Chelsea, Arsenal and — most recently — Manchester City from establishing themselves as forces.
Now United will have to plan for a future without Ferguson in the dugout.
"Alex's vision, energy and ability have built teams — both on and off the pitch — that his successor can count on as among the best and most loyal in world sport," United's chief executive David Gill said.


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Alternate history – F1 2009 championship without misfortunes
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- 21st June 2012, 8:44 at 8:44 am #131559KingsharkParticipant
Alternate History – F1 2009 Championship without misfortunes
The credit of this thread idea goes to mnmracer.Well, it took me a day to write this up, but it was worthwhile. Please feel free to give me feedback and/or start a discussion.
2009 Championship Final Results:
pos) driver – points (deficiency)
1) Jenson Button – 95
2) Sebastian Vettel – 84 (-11)
3) Rubens Barrichello – 77 (-18)
4) Mark Webber – 69.5 (-25.5)What kicked off as a very one-sided season turned out to be very competitive, very soon. 2009 had some chaos and snoozefests. We had four title contenders throughout the year, the two Brawn GP and Red Bull drivers; Jenson Button, Sebastian Vettel, Rubens Barrichello, and Mark Webber who finished the season in that order. Jenson Button won the title in the penultimate race at Interlagos, he was up against Vettel and Barrichello, as Webber was already out of it. So, did Button luck into the 2009 title, or would he have won it by a far greater margin? Were Vettel and Barrichello lucky or unlucky compared to their main rivals? And would Mark Webber have taken the title fight any further than Singapore if it wasn't for… misfortunes?
Note: Only the misfortunes of the four title contenders will be revised, not everyone's misfortunes (of course!).
Australian GP
Button rightfully won the race from pole. Barrichello had a great drive back through the field after dropping many places at the start. The Vettel-Kubica incident, in my opinion, was mostly Vettel's fault. Webber was taken out at the start due no fault of his own. Knowing the Red Bull's pace that GP, and all the misfortunes and incidents of other drivers in it. He'd likely have taken the lowest step on the podium.
Button – 10
Barrichello – 8
Vettel – 0
Webber – 6Malaysian GP
Chaotic Race. Barrichello was given a 5-place grid penalty for a gearbox change. Looking at Brawn's pace that race he'd most certainly have finished 2nd behind Jenson. Vettel spun by himself. Race was red-flagged so only half points were awarded.
Button – 15
Barrichello – 12
Vettel – 0
Webber – 7.5Chinese GP
Chaotic race. But up at front nothing unusual happened. Nothing changes.
Button – 21
Barrichello – 17
Vettel – 10
Webber – 15.5Bahrain GP
It was an interesting grand prix by Bahrain's standards, but still, nothing really happened. Webber failing to make it into Q2 was his fault.
Button – 31
Barrichello – 21
Vettel – 18
Webber – 15.5Spanish GP
Barrichello had an unknown strategy change to a 3-stopped midway the race, which most certainly cost him a victory.
Button – 39
Barrichello – 31
Vettel – 23
Webber – 21.5Monaco GP
Nothing really happened here. Vettel put it in the wall himself. For the rest quite a generic grand prix with Button leading another Brawn GP 1-2.
Button – 49
Barrichello – 39
Vettel – 23
Webber – 25.5Turkish GP
Button took his 6th (which would be fifth in this article) win of the season ahead of Vettel and Webber. Barrichello had his anti-stall kick in at the start, the same race he had a gearbox problem. Looking at his pace during the GP, he probably would've finished 4th or so behind the Red Bulls and Jenson.
Button – 59
Barrichello – 44
Vettel – 29
Webber – 33.5This far, 2009 looked to be just another 2004. However, in the 2nd half of the season, everything changed. The season became incredibly competitive and it was obvious that Button wasn't going to cake-walk the championship as easily as many already had anticipated.
British GP
Processional race. Not much happened at all. Other than Webber claiming that Raikkonen being drunk in qualifying cost him a chance at race victory, or course. I doubt he'd beat Vettel that day anyway.
Button – 62
Barrichello – 50
Vettel – 39
Webber – 41.5Germany
Amazing drive by Mark Webber to win his long time coming first grand prix victory even after a drive through. But were there any misfortunes amongst the title contenders? Uh, no.
Button – 66
Barrichello – 53
Vettel – 47
Webber – 51.5Hungary
Neither Brawn's were any good here. Vettel had a suspension problem, but his race wasn't setting the world on fire either. He was behind Kovalainen and Rosberg, and likely would've finished 6th considering his mediocre pace even before his car problem. This bumps Button down to 8th while Webber remains 3rd.
Button – 67
Barrichello – 53
Vettel – 50
Webber – 57.5European GP
Webber and Button, who made contact on the first lap, both had a poor performance here. Vettel had a fuel-rig problem and had his engine blown up 9 laps later. Otherwise, I believe he would've finished 3rd behind Hamilton, considering his pace in qualifying, and all weekend long for that matter. That would bump Button down to 8th. However, nothing can be argued for Rubens, who was really on it that race.
Button – 68
Barrichello – 63
Vettel – 56
Webber – 57.5Belgian GP
Buttons first lap incident with Grosjean was a racing incident and partly his fault imo. Rubens's poor start was 100% down to him. Webber had a mediocre weekend himself. Vettel finished 3rd, and rightfully so. Nothing changes.
Button – 68
Barrichello – 65
Vettel – 62
Webber – 57.5Italian GP
Well deserved 1-2 for Brawn GP. Rubens wins and Jenson finishes 2nd. Red Bull were nowhere all weekend with Vettel lucky to salvage a single point. Webber wouldn't have scored points even without his collision.
Button – 76
Barrichello – 75
Vettel – 63
Webber – 57.5
Singapore GPVettel's speeding in the pits was his own fault. Webber was in P4 before his tyre failed, and knowing how hard it is to overtake at Singapore he likely would've stayed there. This would bump all Vettel, Button and Barrichello (who finished 4th, 5th and 6th respectively) back one place.
Button – 79
Barrichello – 77
Vettel – 67
Webber – 62.5Japanese GP
Webber was unable to set a time in qualifying, and only finished 17th because his constant awful luck. He pitted 3 times in the first 4 laps. First because his headrest kept coming Ioose, then because he suffered a puncture believe Webber would have had the pace to finish at least 2nd behind Vettel in Suzuka, given that he was close to him all weekend, he had good race pace which was invisible due traffic problems, and Red Bull had the best car that day. This would bump Button out of the points and Rubens down to 8th.
Button – 79
Barrichello – 78
Vettel – 77
Webber – 70.5Ok, now things are really heating up, aren't they? This is much better than what it looked like to be at the start of the season.
Brazilian GP
Vettel's bad luck in qualifying was because he couldn't find track position to set a time in the dry in Q1, and when it start raining he didn't set a competitive lap yet. His fault because Button, Barrichello, and Webber were able to set their laps early on. Webber deservingly won that race. Barrichello suffered a puncture when he just got overtaken by Hamilton. Vettel was closing in on Rubens before that too. However, knowing the Red Bull's straight line speed in 2009 against the Brawn's, I doubt Vettel would have passed the Brazilian. This leaves Barrichello 4th, Vettel 5th, and Button 6th.
Button – 82
Barrichello – 83
Vettel – 81
Webber – 80.5Look at the champion standings now! Wouldn't 2009 have been so much better without the title contenders having misfortunes? :)
Abu Dhabi GP
Hamilton retired from the lead that race, but as he was not a championship contender I will not count that misfortune. The results for this race remain the same.
The Final 2009 Championship Standings:
1. Sebastian Vettel – 91 points
2. Mark Webber – 88,5 points
3. Jenson Button – 88 points
4. Rubens Barrichello – 88 pointsResults:
Vettel lost a net of 7 points due misfortunes.
Webber lost a net of 19 points due misfortunes. (poor old Mark!).
Button gained a net of 7 points due others misfortunes.
Barrichello lost a net of 11 points due his misfortunes.Conclusions?
– By now, Sebastian Vettel would be a three-time world champion.
– Button was hardly dominant in 2009 unlike many claim. Far from it, actually.
– Mark Webber and Rubens Barrichello would have been very, very close to winning a world title. Both did better in 2009 that most people give them credit for, but they both had a lot of bad luck.
– Red Bull would have won the constructors title after a very tough fight with Brawn GP. Their bad reliability threw away the title in 2009.
– The 2009 championship would've been a hell of a lot more exciting if all the title contenders (bar Button) did not have as many misfortunes as they did!
– 2009 would be by far to closest championship battle going into the final round in F1 history.21st June 2012, 9:01 at 9:01 am #203952SlrParticipantThe Vettel-Kubica incident, in my opinion, was mostly Vettel's fault.
I disagree, Kubica turned in and left him no space.
21st June 2012, 9:05 at 9:05 am #203953KingsharkParticipantWhen they came out of the corner (second camera angle), it was obvious that Kubica had left at least half a track of space for Vettel. Anyway, I guess it could be considered a racing incident; in which case I would still not have given Vettel the points unless he was mostly innocent in the accident.
But either way, Vettel would have won the title in 2009 by a hair.
21st June 2012, 9:13 at 9:13 am #203954raymondu999ParticipantYou're treading on fine-water by extrapolating start-of-race incidents to possible results. What's to even say Webber would've gotten a Melbourne podium? Also, how do you propose the Red Bull would've overtaken around Suzuka? It's hard enough when you're in an overtake-friendly car, let alone in one that is weaker than most other cars where it counts for an overtake (slower in a straight).
Vettel's suspension problem could have very well been the cause of his pace too – Vettel IIRC was the fastest fuel-corrected qualifier there. Suspension setup and design is VERY important to laptime in Hungary.
In Singapore it wasn't a tyre failure, it was brake failure for Mark. Also, as I remember (I was there) Mark was riding the brake slightly and glazing it, which could very well have led to the brake failure. Grosjean was another driver who was constantly glazing his brakes that weekend.
21st June 2012, 9:18 at 9:18 am #203955KingsharkParticipant@raymundo999
That Red Bull definitely had pace in Melbourne. Trulli, who started from the back of the grid, got the final podium position. Nuff' said.
Normally I never judge races with the "could've" and "would've" type of thing. However, these threads is where we can.Also, how do you propose the Red Bull would've overtaken around Suzuka? It's hard enough when you're in an overtake-friendly car, let alone in one that is weaker than most other cars where it counts for an overtake (slower in a straight).
When did I ever say anything about overtaking? Webber didn't need to overtake if it weren't for his qualifying problems to begin with. I predicted Seb leading a Red Bull front row and 1-2 at Suzuka if Mark's weekend wasn't so miserable.
21st June 2012, 9:31 at 9:31 am #203956matt90ParticipantPerhaps I remember it wrong, but I was sure Grosjean was entirely at fault in Spa, and that Button would have had a good race.
I'm also not sure if the strategy call for Barrichello in Spain should be put down as misfortune.
21st June 2012, 9:51 at 9:51 am #203957raymondu999Participant@Kingshark His qualifying was not bad luck – Mark binned the car in FP3, trying to carry too much speed into Dengner 1 and running wide. He then slid into the wall and gave it a massive whallop. Unless of course driver mistakes count as "bad luck."
Again – the Toyota is a much more overtake-friendly car. The Red Bull was quick in the Melbourne weekend, but it's not quick where it counts for an overtake (straights). Don't forget that a Red Bull started 3rd, ran 2nd the whole way and (without the accident) would probably have lost even the podium. I don't see how someone starting from the back would get a better result, especially one who constantly gets cold feet at home.
21st June 2012, 10:10 at 10:10 am #203958katederbyParticipantI suppose the biggest chunk of bad luck is not something you include in these stats as it happened before the season started and fair enough, it's an exercise in on-track issues.
But it would have been interesting to see how the season went if Webber had been fully fit from the start of the season and not still recovering his fitness up to around the Spanish GP?21st June 2012, 10:22 at 10:22 am #203959raymondu999ParticipantI forget – was it his left foot or right foot that got hit?
To be honest, I think by China he was fighting fit again. He was often matching Vettel in the wet, and unless you're able to be very delicate with your throttle control and progressive in decreasing your brakes, you won't get anywhere quickly in the wet.
21st June 2012, 10:50 at 10:50 am #203960infernojimParticipantThis is a very contentious thread… lots of "opinions" about what does and does not constitute a misfortune, most likely to enable the desired outcome, e.g. a closer finish, with Vettel winning.
At the end of the day, IF is F1 spelt backwards. You can't hypothesise about what if none of those misfortunes had happened. Ultimately, if that were the case, then a variety of different one's would have happened… every cause has an equal effect remember… :-)
21st June 2012, 11:05 at 11:05 am #203961ed24f1ParticipantFor Bahrain, Sutil was penalised for blocking Webber in Q1, so I believe it's incorrect to say it was Webber's fault. Without that, maybe Webber could've finished 4th, but who knows?
For Spa, Webber got a drive through for an unsafe release. I'd say this counts as misfortune, and he should've finished in 5th or 6th depending if he could get past Heidfeld.
At Suzuka, Webber crashed in FP3 and missed qualifying, so you can't say it was misfortune he started from pitlane. As such, even if his race pace was good, I can't see him getting above about 7th at the very best – just look at Bahrain to see how hard it would've been for him.
You really need to consider (at least some of) the misfortunes of others like Hamilton as it affects how many points the other drivers get, for example Abu Dhabi.
21st June 2012, 12:13 at 12:13 pm #203962David-AParticipantWebber was unable to set a time in qualifying, and only finished 17th because his constant awful luck.
Apparently, he missed quali because he crashed at Degner. Therefore I wouldn't give him back 2nd place, much like how Alonso wasn't given a higher position in the 2010 Monaco GP when the 2010 season was done.
21st June 2012, 17:32 at 5:32 pm #203963katederbyParticipantRight leg, tib and fib break plus other injuries which included a broken collar bone if I recall. So not injuries you can recover from in a few weeks. I seem to remember reading that it wasn't until the start of the European leg of the season that Webber was something like fully fit. So it's hard to say how much that affected his season altogether but simply from losing all his pre-season fitness training he was at a disadvantage.
21st June 2012, 17:40 at 5:40 pm #203964AnonymousInactiveIf I'm not mistaken, Barrichello was lucky to beat Hamilton in Valencia due to a pit stop problem at McLaren. Wouldn't that mean Barrichello only gains 8 points for second place?
21st June 2012, 18:55 at 6:55 pm #203965KingsharkParticipantIf I'm not mistaken, Barrichello was lucky to beat Hamilton in Valencia due to a pit stop problem at McLaren. Wouldn't that mean Barrichello only gains 8 points for second place?
As I said before, only the bad luck of championship contenders is counted. Likewise, Barrichello ended up 5.7 seconds ahead of Hamilton after his bad stop, though Lewis only lost about 4 seconds in the pits. Rubens likely would've won that race either way.
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What's next? Chavez's death leaves many questions
(CNN) — Thousands of Venezuelans are expected to line the streets Wednesday morning as Hugo Chavez's remains are taken from the military hospital where he died to the Fuerte Tiuna Military Academy in Caracas.
Presidents arrived in the country for the funeral procession, including Uruguay's Jose Mujica, Argentina's Cristina Kirchner and Bolivia's Evo Morales.
The country has declared seven days of mourning, closed schools for the rest of the week and deployed armed forces to "guarantee peace."
The death of the longtime charismatic but controversial leader Tuesday leaves many unanswered questions that Venezuela and the world must now grapple with.
Who is expected to succeed Chavez?
In the short term, Vice President Nicolas Maduro will take over as president of Venezuela until an election is held. He is Chavez's hand-picked successor and delivered the news to the country of the longtime leader's death.
Maduro, 50, has long been a high-profile face in Chavez's administration. He rose from a career as a bus driver in Caracas to Chavez's inner circle.
Venezuela's interim leader thrust into spotlight
What is Maduro's reputation?
Chavez minced no words in his support of Maduro.
"I ask this of you from my heart," Chavez told a crowd in December about Maduro. "He is one of the young leaders with the greatest ability to continue, if I cannot."
But other opinions are mixed.
Maduro has been Venezuela's vice president and foreign minister and has been the recent author of some the country's most radical policies, said Javier Corrales, a professor of political science at Amherst College in Massachusetts.
"But he also has been behind some of the most pragmatic and conciliatory decisions, including the turnaround in relations with Colombia," Corrales said.
When will elections take place?
An election will be called within 30 days, Foreign Minister Elias Jaua said Tuesday.
What power, if any, does the opposition have?
Though Chavez has held a tight grip on his presidency for 14 years, there is an opposition movement in Venezuela.
A coalition between former presidential candidate Henrique Capriles Radonski and a group called the Democratic Unity Roundtable has made the country's opposition the strongest it has ever been, some analysts say. But, says Carl Meacham of the Center for Strategic and International Studies, the opposition may still not be strong enough.
"Capriles' 11-point defeat in October's presidential election, coupled with Chavez's allies winning 20 of 23 gubernatorial elections in December, underscores the fact that the opposition still holds little power," Meacham says.
After Chavez, a power vacuum
Will Chavez's death improve relations with the United States?
Chavez, for years had a stormy relationship with the U.S., and would stir up nationalistic sentiment and popularity by picking fights with the "imperialist" United States and its allies.
Senior American officials don't expect the relationship to change dramatically — at least in the short term — primarily because Chavez's system still exists.
He leaves the economy more equal, less stable
The post-Chavez era started out tumultuously Tuesday when Venezuelan officials accused two U.S. Embassy officials of plotting to destabilize the country and said it was expelling them.
The United States will stay out of the upcoming election, an Obama administration official said. But the White House wants it to be "free and fair and credible," the official said.
The U.S. remains open to restoring diplomatic relations with an ambassador regardless of the winner, the official said.
U.S. open to 'more constructive relationship' with Venezuela
Why does the U.S. want better relations?
One reason analysts point to is Iran.
The U.S. may seek Venezuela's help in imposing sanctions on Iran for its nuclear program, senior American officials said.
Iran and Venezuela have close relations.
Last year, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad traveled to Venezuela as part of a tour of Latin America. The two leaders vowed to work together.
Over the years, the two nations have signed more than 270 accords, including trade deals and agreements on construction projects, car and tractor factories, energy initiatives and banking programs.
The other is oil.
Will the death affect Venezuela's oil supply?
It may, some analysts say — and that would be a huge concern for the United States.
Venezuela remains the fourth-biggest oil supplier to the U.S. market. If the power vacuum causes exports to drop, U.S. consumers could face higher prices and another hit to the U.S. economy, analysts say.
When is Chavez's funeral planned?
Venezuela is planning a state funeral Friday that is expected to be attended by regional and world leaders and dignitaries, including Ahmadinejad. Chavez will be buried after the ceremony but officials have not said where.
What has been the reaction to the death?
Chavez allies, such as leaders of Ecuador, China, Iran and Cuba, expressed sorrow and solidarity.
Bolivian President Evo Morales' voice cracked as he spoke to reporters, describing Chavez as someone "who gave all his life for the liberation of the Venezuelan people … of all the anti-imperialists and anti-capitalists of the world."
Longtime critics had a different view, with some saying his death could be seen as an opportunity for change.
"At this key juncture, I hope the people of Venezuela can now build for themselves a better, brighter future based on the principles of freedom, democracy," Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper said.
Opinions varied too among CNN readers who offered their thoughts on iReport.
"We can't in the U.S. always looks at somebody and just label them as a dictator," said Omekongo Dibinga, a motivational speaker from Washington DC.
"At the end of the day, he's somebody who really wanted to help others to do better. For that he should be respected, even by those who did not agree with his policies."
Carlos Quijada said he fled Venezuela 10 years ago as a teen because there was no future there.
"My life was completely altered because of that man. And I will not hide the fact that I am happy that he is no longer alive," he said. "I left Venezuela because my brother got kidnapped, our house got burglarized, cars stolen, my parents had an import business and the currency control made it impossible for them to import anything anymore."
CNN's Dana Ford, Mariano Castillo, Shasta Darlington, Rafael Romo, Henry Hanks and Sarah Brown contributed to this report.


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Crossroads Community Fellowship (Lititz, Pennsylvania, USA)
Crossroads Community Fellowship (formerly known as Hess Mennonite Church) (Mennonite Church), a member of the Lancaster Mennonite Conference, located northeast of Lititz, Pennsylvania. The original Hess Church was located ¼ mile north of Rothsville on the farm of Sam and Christine Oberholtzer, immigrants from Switzerland in the early 1700s. They erected a church on a hill site and named it after Martha Hess, their daughter-in-law. The community eventually outgrew the original church and purchased a small lot of land in 1856 from John Hess, who acquired his land in 1735. The first service was held on Sunday morning, 27 September 1856. This brick meetinghouse was replaced by a new one, 54 x 70 ft, (16.5 x 21.4 m.) in 1891, which was renovated in 1947 (this is the present location of Lititz Dunkard Brethren Church).
In 1898 the Hess Church became the first to have an organized Sunday school in the area. The congregation was a part of the Hammer Creek Bishop District. It was the home of preachers John Hess (1768-1830), a grandson of Jacob, Jonas H. Hess (1841-1919), John S. Hess, Richard Hess, and Raymond Bucher. The last three were serving in 1959, with Amos S. Horst and Mahlon Zimmerman as bishops. The membership in 1959 was 274.
In the early 1970s, the congregation decided to build a new building. Land was purchased from Richard Hess at the corner of Clay and Newport Road. The current building was dedicated on 29 August 1976. In 2003, the congregation discerned that a change to the name would better represent the vision God had given them. While remaining a Mennonite church, the congregation wanted their neighbors to know that the church is indeed here for the community. So in January 2004, Hess Mennonite Church became Crossroads Community Fellowship (CCF).
Crossroads Community Fellowship. "Crossroads Community Fellowship: About Us." http://www.ccflititz.org/about-us/ (accessed 15 December 2008).
Additional Information
Address: 1060 East Newport Road, Lititz PA 17543
Phone: 717-626-0774
Website: http://www.ccflititz.org/
Denominational Affiliations: Lancaster Mennonite Conference
Map:Crossroads Community Fellowship (Lititz, Pennsylvania, USA)
Author(s) | Ira D. Landis |
Richard D. Thiessen | |
Date Published | December 2008 |
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